Professor Sunil Kumar Khan and professor Banani De from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology exchanged and visited Biology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences on Sep, 23, 2015. Then the two sides held a forum and the related leader and scientific researchers attended the meeting.
    Professor Banani De made a wonderful report about the antioxidant activity of spice plants, and then she communicated activity screening of natural compounds with the researchers from drug screening platform and food biotechnology platform and the two sides reached a preliminary cooperation intention. Professor Sunil Kumar Khan and applied microbiology platform researchers made consensus on the cooperation on new variety breeding of salt tolerance mint.
    Biology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences actively carries out strategic attracting talented and international cooperation in science and technology with countries along the "One Belt and One Road" so as to tie in with the national "One Belt and One Road" development strategy. Researchers of our institute have a deeper understanding of the research field and research results in Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology through this communication which lay a solid foundation for the further cooperation between two institutes.